Moon Preserve

Moon Preserve: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Moon Preserve

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Moon Preserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.64531, -88.92434. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Moon Preserve

• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~0 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sprague's Super Service · attraction · McLean · ~19 km · Must-see
• McLean County Museum of History · museum · McLean · ~24 km · Must-see
• Miller Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLean · ~26 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal · temple · McLean · ~26 km · Must-see
• WJBC-AM (Bloomington) · attraction · McLean · ~29 km · Must-see
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · McLean · ~36 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~42 km · Must-see
• Metamora Court House State Historic Site · museum · Woodford · ~50 km · Must-see
• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~60 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~66 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~67 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~68 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Moon Preserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Moon Preserve

• Miller Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLean · ~26 km · Must-see
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · McLean · ~36 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~42 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~69 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~69 km · Must-see
• Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~72 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Billsbach Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~77 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~78 km · Must-see

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